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It has a low tower, nave and north aisle, with a south transept on the far side. Within, a curious niche in the west wall may be the entry to an anchorite's cell of c1400.

Two miles west of Margate, Westgate on Sea has two bays; sea walls built along the curves of the bays form two promenades with steps down to the beach, and gardens are laid out for the benefit of visitors

The museum houses outstanding collections, including the museum of the Queen's Own West Kent Regiment, archaeology, Egyptology, ceramics, costumes, Japanese artefacts, ethnography and natural history

Joining the east and west quarters of the city, this was where you could buy quality confectionery from Assafrey, dine out at the Hippodrome, attend an exhibition at the Institute of Fine Arts, or stay

The paddle steamers ran trips to the River Yealm and as far west as Looe.

Worthing, yet another fishing village turned seaside resort, developed in fits and starts with little overall coherence but some attractive accents.

Purton was a small settlement to the west of Swindon.

East of Gravesend, near where the Thames Estuary meets the North Sea, is Sheerness, a port and seaside resort on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey.

A view looking west down King's Road from near the station towards Shottermill. Note the traction engine and trailer on the left of the picture, up Longdene Road.

This uninterrupted view out over the lower Gannel estuary and the golden sands and dunes of Crantock confirms why Pentire became popular in the early days of housing development on the western outskirts

A view looking north west, past the tower and along the east wall of the harbour, to Ireland's Eye.

Besides being a market centre and wool town, Fairford was on an important coaching route in the days of horse-drawn travel, as it straddled the road from London to the south-west.

Taken from the south bank promenade, this view looks west past the eight-oar racing boats on their stands.

Further west along Main Street, looking towards Lyme Regis, the plateau of Langdon Hill forms the skyline (centre). The cart is beside Rose Cottage and Foss Cottage (left).

The west tower was heightened in 1861, but the lower part is 13th-century, or perhaps even earlier, as the walls here are 6ft thick and there is also a garderobe chamber.

This was the site of the ancient gateway into Nottingham from the west until 1743.

Alongside the West Okement river, these romantic ruins are all that remain of the late Norman castle, rebuilt around 1300.

East Street and West treet form part of the old coaching route between Exeter and Dorchester.

Surrounded by these majestic trees, and with the west tower of St Leonard's Church, one of the largest and finest in Kent, rising behind them, a summer game of cricket takes place on this spacious ground

We have a good view of the striking and dramatic west front with its trio of huge arches, richly moulded and recessed into the façade, dating from c1220.

When Brunel built his Great Western Railway in the 1840s, Didcot became a major junction for the lines to Bristol and Oxford.

Carfax stands at the crossing point where the original north to south and east to west routes ran through Oxford.

The view looking north from the King's Head shows the National Provincial Bank on the left (now NatWest) and, opposite, the Button Shop (now the Wimborne Pottery).

Blakeney Point, a shingle peninsula owned by the National Trust, is a haven for wild birds and also the home of thousands of seals.